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Olympic-Bound Indian Archers First to get Fully Vaccinated

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Pune: The Olympic-bound Indian archers on Wednesday took their second shots of COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first fully vaccinated lot of athletes from the country ahead of the Tokyo Games. In an initiative undertaken by the Army Sports Institute, where the national camp for the recurve archers is being held, all the eight senior archers, the coaches and support staff were administered the second shot at the Military Hospital here. Also Read - Sonu Sood Takes First Jab of COVID-19 Vaccination, Begins Initiative 'Sanjeevani'

The eight archers included Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and B Dhiraj (reserve) in men’s and Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komolika Bari and Madhu Vedwan (reserve) in the women’s section. “Second and final dose of the vaccine is done. Thank you so much Army Sports Institute for making everything smooth and convenient,” Atanu Das captioned his vaccination photo on his Instagram handle. Also Read - Devdutt Padikkal Joins RCB Squad in Chennai After Recovering From Coronavirus

Former world number Deepika Kumari and India’s most senior archer Tarundeep Rai also shared their vaccination photographs. The archers are gearing up for the World Cup Stage I, to be held from April 19, which will be the first tournament for the seniors in the COVID era. Also Read - Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb Tests Positive for COVID-19, in Home Isolation